Michael Lind, a political historian and author, believes that, like MoveOn.org and Ross Perot's Reform Party, the tea party is destined to fade into history. “We'll look back and all this will seem kind of silly to us,” Lind said. Lind, who calls the ...

... the era that economist Michael Lind praises as "the glorious thirty years." The rising tide of these presidents' pro-family policies raised all boats in Philadelphia, black and white, through the formation of tens of thousands of new households ...

In this election season, Republicans and Democrats have been touting the importance of family and hard work that make America a land of opportunity. Mitt Romney has talked about his father's love and rise from odd-job laborer to successful businessman. President Barack Obama has spoken of how his grandparents worked industriously to go to college, buy a house and raise their children.

While triumphant stories of middle-class families make for good campaign speeches, the truth is far less heartening.

Historian Michael Lind once wrote that our nation's history, economics, and culture have been dominated by two particular factions of the ruling elite. For most of our history, the faction that held control was the New England Yankee. The descendants ...